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Christians Fighting Human Trafficking during the World Cup

Posted by FTC on Sunday, June 6, 2010, In : International Trafficking

Christians fight against human trafficking ahead of World Cup

by Wesley WJ Richards

Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 8:48 (BST)

With the South African World Cup less than two weeks away, there is continued concern that the event will be used for human trafficking.

It has been estimated that between 40,000 to 100,000 people may be trafficked for the World Cup. In January, Time magazine reported on a three week investigation into human trafficking. Finding a lucrative t...
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Human Trafficking in South Africa, Time Magazine

Posted by FTC on Sunday, June 6, 2010, In : International Trafficking

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010

South Africa's New Slave Trade and the Campaign to Stop It

By E. Benjamin Skinner

For a South African victim of human trafficking, this was the endgame. On a freezing night last July, Sindiswa, 17, lay curled in a fetal position in bed No. 7 of a state-run hospice in central Bloemfontein. Well-used fly strips hung between fluorescent lights, pale blue paint flaked off the walls, and fresh blood stained her sheets, the rusty bedpost and the linoleum flo...

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